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Antonyms for reeling
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : reel |
Phonetic Transcription : ril |
Definition of reeling
Origin :- "to wind on a reel," late 14c., from reel (n.1). Verbal phrase reel off "recite without pause or effort" is from 1837. Fishing sense is from 1849. Related: Reeled; reeling.
- adj dizzy
- He was reeling about the neighborhood, but no one knew exactly where.
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
- Day faded to night, and Solange slept as best she could on the reeling train.
- Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
- He got no further, for Captain Elisha sent him reeling with a push and ran to the elevator.
- Extract from : « Cap'n Warren's Wards » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Quaking, reeling, almost falling, she came tottering down the patio.
- Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine
- Her head was reeling and she could scarcely stand, but she blindly began the descent.
- Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Davy was reeling about madly, and singing and laughing in gust on gust.
- Extract from : « Capt'n Davy's Honeymoon » by Hall Caine
- "It may be, it may be," sobbed the girl, reeling as she spoke.
- Extract from : « Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer » by Cyrus Townsend Brady
- "The trouble's not over yet," insisted Jukes, prophetically, reeling and catching on.
- Extract from : « Typhoon » by Joseph Conrad
- The dark world was reeling about him, and the wind was dragging at his breath.
- Extract from : « The Hoofer » by Walter M. Miller
- Jim struck Tode a blow that sent him reeling against the rail.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 » by Various
Synonyms for reeling
- addled
- befuddled
- bemused
- bewildered
- blind
- blinded
- dazed
- dazzled
- distracted
- disturbed
- dumb
- dumbfounded
- faint
- gaga
- giddy
- groggy
- hazy
- light
- lightheaded
- muddled
- off balance
- out of control
- punch-drunk
- punchy
- puzzled
- shaky
- slap-happy
- staggered
- staggering
- swimming
- tipsy
- unsteady
- upset
- vertiginous
- weak in the knees
- weak-kneed
- whirling
- wobbly
- woozy
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